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Where does “ἔκπληξῐς” come from?

ἔκπληξῐς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐκπλήσσω, from Ancient Greek πλήσσω, from Proto-Hellenic plā́ťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pl(e)h₂kyeti, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

ἔκπληξῐς (Ancient Greek): consternation

Definitions

  1. consternation

Ancestry of “ἔκπληξῐς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἐκπλήσσωTo strike out of, to drive away from, to expel
2Ancient Greekπλήσσωto strike, smite; I am stricken, defeated
3Proto-Hellenicplā́ťťō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl(e)h₂kyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “ἔκπληξῐς”

  • hyperekplexia
  • hyperekplexic
  • ἐκπληξία
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